At the end of one week at Spanish school here in Xela I can say that my spanish has imporved a lot, not enough to write this blog in Spanish however. My teacher is patient and we can now actaully have conversations. The mornings are a bit cold, but with all my clothes on, it is okay. Only one day this week was it cold all day. Today it is quite warm now that it is the afternoon.
When school ends at 1pm, we go to our houses for lunch and then in the afternoon there is a different activity every day. So far there was a lecture on agriculture in Guatemala, a salsa dance class, and on Wednesday we helped paint the inside of a daycare centre. Yesterday we went for a walk up the mountain and the view was great. The city is at 2500m above sea level, so it was pretty high on the walk yesterday. Today there is a Christmas party for some kids that are sponsored by the language school. There will be food and some plays for the kids. In one of the plays, I got roped into playing the part of the ignorant tourist who offends the locals. It should be interesting. Tomorrow we´re going on a trip to see one of the nearby volcanoes. It leaves early in the morning so we can´t party too much tonight.
It is pretty tiring here so far. It is probably a combination of five hours a day of spanish, the different food, and the altitude. The other students are a lot of fun. There are people here from Canada, USA, Holland, Wales, Switzerland, and England. One of the students staying in the same house as me has decided to leave Xela for Honduras. She found it too cold here, and she didn´t feel comfortable with the family. We get fed three times a day, and the food is fine and filling, but it is mostly quiet at the table since I don´t know enough spanish yet.
Have a great weekend everyone!
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